Hen&#39;s nest



ALS. JOHNSON.

HEN'S NEST. APPLICATION FiLED JULY 15, 1 549.

11,347,223, Patented July 20, 1920.

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ALBERT S. JOHNSON, OF IRWIN, MISSOURI, .ASSIGNORI OF-FOUR-FIFTHS TO JOHN PETERSON, J. MFGONNER, V]. S. GRANT, FLOYD L. FLUKE, H. A. GORSUCH, J. T. ALSUP, M. HERD, AND F. R. BURRITT, ALL OF THE COUNTY OF DELTA, COLO- RADO.

HENS ivEsT.

Application filed July '15,

T 0 all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. JorINsoN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Irwin, in the county of Barton, State of hlissouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hens Nests; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hens nests and particularly to trap nests.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this character in which the door is automatically actuated by the weight of the hen on the nest and automatically held in closed position after the hen has entered the nest.

A feature of the invention consists in pivotally mounting one end of the top of the frame structure on the rod whereon the door is hinged, and supporting the other end of said top on a rod removably con nected with the frame.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal central sectional view through the nest with the door in open position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the nest with the door in closed position.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the nest viewed from the entrance end thereof and with the door in closed position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a frame having the forward portion provided with the bottom board 11. Extending horizontally outwardly from the center ofthe outer end of this bottom board is an integral member 12 having a notch 13 in the upper face for a purpose which will presently appear. Mounted in the frame are the vertical parallel uprights 14 the upper ends of which are formed with the series of openings 15 for the reception of the ends of the transverse pivot rod or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 310,969.

shaft Pivotally supported on this shaft or rod 16 are the inner ends of the longitudinal and forwardly extending levers 17 nected to and supporting the nest box 21.

The forward ends 22 of the levers 17 are weighted and cut off obliquely to rest on the upper edges of the side members 23 of the frame 10, when the nest box is in normal elevated position.

Carried by the sides of the front end of the frame 10, near the upper end thereof, are the eye members 24 which rotatably support the transverse rod 25. A wire door or gate 26 has the side bars 27 formed with intermediate eyes 28 which receive the rod therethrough, whereby the door is supported for pivotal movement into open and closed positions, with respect to the entrance end of the frame of the device; and beyond these eyes said side bars are cranked and carried inward, and links 30 connect the cranks with the heavy ends of the levers 17 Pivotally suspended on the center of the outer or free end of the door is a latch in the form of an angular loop of wire 29 which, when the gate moves toward lowered or closed position, will wipe across the member 12 and enter the notch 13, thereof, to hold the door in closed position.

Carried by the upper portion of the rear end of the frame 10 are eyes 31, similar to the eyes 24, and these eyes receive the transverse rod 32 therethrough. The top wall 33 of the device has four corner legs 34 formed with "terminal eyes 35 which receive the rods 25 and 32, respectively, therethrough. By removing the rear rod 32, the top wall can be swung upwardly on the front rod as a pivot, when access to the interior of the nest is desired.

Pivotally supported on the inner end of the door is a hook 36 the bill of which is adapted to be passed through the loop 29, when the latch is to be held out of engagement with the notch 13 of the member 12, when the door closes, thus permitting the door to open, automatically, when the hen leaves the nest box,

that the levers 17 will be rocked and through v the links 30,cause the-door to be swung downwardly into closedposition. The loop 29 then engages in tlie' notch 13 and holds the door in closed position, until the owner releases theloop from the notch. The owner can then mark the hen with the desired identifying means.

When used as an ordinary nest, for the purpose of inclosing the hen against outside disturbances, the loop 29 is placed in elevated position and held in such position by the hook 36, whereby when the door swings into closed position the loop will not Immediately the weight of the.

engage in'the notch. WVhen the hen leaves the nest box, and steps on the front floor board, the nest box rises and causes the door to swing upwardly into open position, thereby permitting the hen to readily leave the nest, v v

What is claimed is:

A nest including a frame, a swinging door in one end thereof, a rod forming the pivotal support for the door, a top wall having corner legs with eyes, certain of said eyes being engaged with said rod for pivotal support of the'top wall, and a removable rod carried by the other end of the frame and engageable through the remaining eyes for holding the top closed. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

j ALBERT S. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

NOBLE B. TAPE, 7 A. L. LIISCOMB. 

